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Hard lessons learned a decade ago shield us from making the same economic mistakes as the UK

The contrast between the British mini bud- get and our own government’s Budget 2023 just five days later could not…

Irish Independent

A mountain of debt and soaring inflation: Challenges await Italy's Meloni

At the head of a right-wing coalition, far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni is gearing up to become Italy's…

France 24

Five charts that will underpin chancellor’s mini-budget

From soaring inflation and gas prices to tax take and national debt, these are the trend lines that frame Kwasi…

The Guardian - UK

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Saudi Ministry Signs Infrastructure Financing Deals Worth $6 Billion

Saudi Arabia’s finance ministry has signed financing agreements with local banks worth SAR25 billion ($6.65 billion) to fund infrastructure projects…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Energy bills set to be frozen at £2,500 by Liz Truss - how we'll end up paying for it

New details are emerging of Liz Truss's plans to freeze gas and electricity bills this winter at around £2,500 -…

Daily Mirror

There’s no need for a national debt, now or in indy Scotland

THE City of London is home to many useful and responsible financial institutions. But this respectable facade also conceals a…

The National (Scotland)

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch Individual Savings Sukuk

The Saudi Ministry of Finance and the National Debt Management Center (NDMC) are seeking to develop and launch individual savings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Face Long 'Insulting' Queues to Buy Bread

In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How costly political realities undercut Ghana's electricity reforms

Ghana reformed its electricity sector by the book but has lurched from blackouts between 2012 and 2015 to a glut…

The Conversation

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Financial counselling 'cleaned up so much mess' after Jacqueline's life was devastated by unexpected trauma

Jacqueline Goodwin became a widow with two babies at the age of 25. She says a financial counsellor helped her…

ABC News

Argentine anti-government protests build as president calls for unity

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Saturday as protesters marched in the capital to the gates of the…

Reuters

Legacy of Abenomics to Live Beyond Its Tragically Shot Architect

The weakest yen in decades, a mountain of national debt and a giant central bank bond portfolio that’s around half…

Bloomberg

UK economy ‘running on empty’ as high inflation threatens recession, and drives up borrowing costs – as it happened

UK business confidence falls to levels that signal a recession, as new orders growth weakens

The Guardian - UK

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Conservatives claim canceling US student debt will be expensive. They’re wrong

If Joe Biden signed an executive order tomorrow, the government won’t pay out a dime – federal student loan debt…

The Guardian - US

With deficit falling, Biden pivots to fiscal responsibility

President Joe Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in remarks noting that the government will pay down the national debt…

The Independent UK

Don't Wait! The National Debt Is Only Getting Worse

New CBO report shows that the longer Congress waits to deal with the debt, the bigger the problem becomes.

Reason

The National Debt Was a Lot Smaller the Last Time Inflation Was This Bad

Real Money Columnist Jonathan Heller's crab bisque index is flashing a warning signal.

The Street